Note: This continues a series of 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES team previews on INDYCAR.com March 2 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding (noon ET 2024 in Review: The team had a decidedly different look with Romain Grosjean and Agustin Canapino the full-time drivers for the first half of the season Grosjean started strong by reaching the Firestone Fast Six qualifying round and starting fifth in the Firestone Grand Prix of St Grosjean finished eighth in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach The best stretch of his season came in June when he finished seventh in the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America and was fourth in the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca He ended the season in 17th place in the standings Canapino’s second season with the team featured starts in the first 12 races highlighted by a 12th-place finish in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Daly took Canapino’s seat for the final five races of the season Daly finished third in the first Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 and was 10th in the season-ending Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway Those results helped Juncos Hollinger Racing secure a valuable Leader’s Circle position for 2025 Daly’s other two races were the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge where he drove Dreyer & Reinbold Racing’s Chevrolet to a 10th-place finish and replacing the injured Jack Harvey (neck) in Dale Coyne Racing’s No 18 Honda for the Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade Robb’s second season in the series was with AJ Foyt Racing highlighted by a 16th-place finish in the “500” as he led the first 23 laps of his career in the event Robb also led eight laps and finished a career-best ninth in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway New for ’25: Robb stepping into the No 77 Chevrolet and Daly going full time in the No 78 entry gives the Indianapolis-based organization a new look for this season Keep an Eye on This: Daly desperately wanted another full-time opportunity in the series and declined an Indy-only opportunity to get this one it will be Daly’s only second year with the same team for all the races since 2017 Daly has received significant praise in recent years for his prowess on oval tracks and that’s deserved based on strong drives at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the short tracks and his best career series finish is a second in a 2016 race on the Belle Isle circuit in Detroit Little-Known Fact: Daly and Robb combined to lead nearly a quarter of last year’s “500,” albeit with teams other than their current employer Daly first got to the lead by passing Robb on Lap 27 and Robb twice took the lead from Daly (Laps 65 and 144) Daly has led the “500” in three of the past four years and has led as many laps at Indy in his career – 69 – as Josef Newgarden the winner of the past two “500s.” Gearing Up: Indy Roars to Life This Week with Sonsio Grand Prix Instant Recall: Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Paddock Buzz: Lundgaard Continues Breakout Year with Second Peerless Alex Palou Marches into May with Cruise to Barber Victory Pole Winner Alex Palou Stays on Top in Warmup; Race at 1:30 p.m Stay up to speed on the latest INDYCAR news exclusive offers and more — delivered straight to your inbox 2025 INDYCAR® is a registered trademark of Brickyard Trademarks 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) a company focused on the development and commercialization of inhaled therapeutic products and delivery devices for patients with endocrine and orphan lung diseases announced today a continued partnership with Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) driver Conor Daly for the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series season pro racing driver competing full-time with type 1 diabetes (T1D) MannKind will be a primary sponsor of the No 76 Chevrolet at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 13 The livery will feature an edgy “Tired of Pricks?” tagline – a purposeful wordplay designed to draw attention to InhaleMyInsulin.com and aligned with MannKind’s approach to treating diabetes the car presents in a color scheme of magenta and teal inspired by MannKind’s brand palette and gives a nod to an appearance in 2021 “We’re thrilled to introduce a head-turning livery as Conor represents JHR this weekend through the streets of Long Beach,” said Dominic Marasco Endocrine Business Unit of MannKind Corporation “As part of an extended marketing partnership we will work closely with Conor on a series of appearances to raise awareness about diabetes and innovative treatment options aligning with key factors that are important with INDYCAR – speed and control.” 76 for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on June 1 and at the World Wide Technology Raceway on June 15 as well as being a continuing associate sponsor of Daly throughout the rest of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series schedule “I look forward to sharing my T1D story through the renewed partnership with MannKind,” said Daly 76 MannKind Chevrolet in motion in Long Beach this weekend to show living with diabetes doesn’t have to hold you back.” Daly’s career began with racing go-karts at the age of 10 where he had the highest number of laps by a Honda driver that season complimented by a P2 podium finish in Detroit he competed for Andretti Autosports and the U.S finishing 10th after running as high as fourth Daly achieved his Indy 500 career-best with a 6th-place finish Daly also led the most laps at the Indy 500 in 2021 and was a podium finisher and pole sitter at the top level he defied all odds to qualify for the Nascar Cup Series’ Daytona 500 highlighting his competitive spirit and passion for the sport He also became the first driver to compete in both NASCAR and Indycar on back-to-back Texas weekends he earned Juncos-Hollinger Racing its first podium appearance in IndyCar at Milwaukee About MannKindMannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) focuses on the development and commercialization of innovative inhaled therapeutic products and devices to address serious unmet medical needs for those living with endocrine and orphan lung diseases We are committed to using our formulation capabilities and device engineering prowess to lessen the burden of diseases such as diabetes nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease Our signature technologies – dry-powder formulations and inhalation devices – offer rapid and convenient delivery of medicines to the deep lung where they can exert an effect locally or enter the systemic circulation With a passionate team of Mannitarians collaborating nationwide we are on a mission to give people control of their health and the freedom to live life https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/50928367-16fa-4430-85fa-5844a97e6bc9 Photo by: Kerrigan ZambranaCabello Selected First Overall in Puerto Rican Pro League Draft12/12/2024 11:34:00 AM | Women's Volleyball FranchisesJuncos Hollinger Racing to display in-car digital screens in bid to enhance sponsor valueBy Adam Stern09.12.2024 Juncos Hollinger Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing is the first IndyCar team to embed digital advertising in its cars working with the Seamless Digital company that helped bring the technology to F1 in 2022 Elongated screens will now wrap around the inner aeroscreen area of the car enabling Juncos to display different messages from the team or its sponsors during races The technology will debut with this weekend’s NTT IndyCar Series season finale at Nashville Superspeedway on JHR’s No after Juncos worked with IndyCar in recent months to get approval Juncos has purchased an in-car camera position with NBC for Sunday’s Big Machine Music City Grand Prix meaning the broadcast will now show the area where the digital display will be several times during the race Juncos CMO Mark Myers said that the motivation behind the move is “we’re hungry at Juncos to be a tech-forward brand within the space to try to experiment with new technologies with performance as well as commercially.” Juncos is planning to integrate some of its sponsors into its digital display this weekend but also will have messages from the team like thanking fans for their support during the 2024 season The thought is that this could help enhance sponsor value Seamless started working with McLaren Racing in ’22 bringing the technology to F1 for the first time with a two-display screen near the cockpit that allowed sponsors like Google to change messaging midrace Majesticks GC in LIV Golf and it’s looking like to bring its technology to more mainstream applications like road cars and bike-sharing networks Seamless is also endeavoring to embed the technology into the helmets of drivers The biggest challenge in bringing the technology to racing is that the screens need to be light enough in weight to not impact the team’s chances of winning since a car that is heavier than it needs to be will theoretically go slower Seamless has also found that it’s tricky to be in F1 because F1 teams are routinely updating the bodywork and other parts on their car during the course of a season to try to improve performance so Seamless has at times had to “remake our entire system so it’s quite labor intensive from a development standpoint and that makes it hard to continue innovating the technology when we spend a large portion of time in more or less the same area of the car,” according to Seamless Digital co-Founder & CEO Mark Turner He sees IndyCar being more lucrative for the company as a result Turner also noted that there are different rules in IndyCar than F1 that will allow IndyCar teams to update the messaging they want to show on the screens live during a race whereas in F1 the messaging can only be pre-planned before a race That could allow for something like personalizing the names of a contest winner and announcing it on air via it being displayed on the screens The plan is to roll out more functionality with the screens on JHR’s cars next year Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) hopes Romain Grosjean sees that they have a good thing going and stays beyond the 2024 IndyCar Series season "He is one of those people from whom one learns a lot," team co-owner Ricardo Juncos told Motorsport.com right now we don't know if we will be able to continue with him or not.”  and there are some options — that are not many yet — with free seats for next year."  and through 13 races so far has managed to capture five top-10s — the most for JHR since becoming a full-time team in IndyCar in 2022 Plus the Swiss-born Frenchman notched the team’s highest result this year with a fourth-place finish at Laguna Seca in June.  Amid the drama surrounding JHR’s second seat (which led to a recent switch from Agustin Canapino to Conor Daly for the rest of the season) Juncos has been grateful for the stability and professionalism Grosjean provides.  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet pit stop Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images "This year has really been very good to work with him It is as if the team is not divided.  “Beyond the fact that the results do not come sometimes communication is very important and it is very important that the whole group understands what happened: if it was a tire problem Continuity is something Juncos would love to carry into 2025 — especially when it comes with Grosjean’s deep experience which includes 179 Formula 1 starts before he joined IndyCar in 2021 I think he is very happy with the team in general with everything he says,” said Juncos.  “I hope that we can somehow continue because I always believe that long-term programs are the ones that will perform best From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker We don’t need snow flurries to tell us winter has come to the Inland Northwest which doesn’t look like a typical streaked sparrow But instead of flocking south to Arizona and southern California to spend winters among citrus trees it migrates from Alaska and Canada to live near bird feeders in Spokane and other midlatitude urban areas Some dark-eyed juncos stay in the Inland Northwest during the summer breeding season but most spend it in the mountains and forests far north of us seems to materialize around the time of our first snow you’re already seeing them flitting about in your backyard a white belly and white outer tail feathers that seem to brighten in flight Listen for the junco’s “high chip notes – given almost absent-mindedly while foraging – or intensifying as they take short low flights through cover,” the Cornell Lab of Ornithology suggests Of the 15 dark-eyed Junco subspecies in North America an online resource of Washington’s birds run by the Seattle Audubon Society “The dark-eyed junco is commonly found in Washington in two forms the Oregon and the Slate-colored,” the site states adding that the Oregon form is far more common Chatty and relatively at ease around humans the Oregon junco is widespread in the West Drawn to people’s yards by seeds and berries on the ground it is a reliable outdoor companion on cold winter days And while some birds walk as they forage for food look for their tiny tracks in side-by-side pairs around the base of trees evolving to live in highly remote areas devoid of civilization as well as in our backyards and playgrounds While human development forces some bird species to pack up and leave permanently the junco has adapted to live in tandem with humans author of the 2015 book “Welcome to Surbirdia.” “Our subdivisions create all sorts of edges between wilder and tamer lands and that is what the junco seeks,” Marzluff said in an interview the birds developed “muted stress responses allowing them to tame down in the city and live calmly among us,” he explained Scientists refer to the dark-eyed junco as Junco hyemalis with the latter term being Latin for “of the winter.” Many of these songbirds will depart on their journey northward in early spring – just as hummingbirds warblers and swallows are migrating to our region from the south dark-eyed juncos are right at home in our wintry weather environment Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens © Copyright 2025, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy Juncos Hollinger Racing will not be on the Indy Nxt grid this year having decided to halt the running of its squad in the second tier series The Argentine-American team is based in Indianapolis and the primary programme run out of its headquarters is a two-car IndyCar squad Its drivers this year are Conor Daly and Sting Ray Robb with the former earning the team its first ever podium last season on its 68th start in the top tier of American single-seaters Juncos made its way up the Road to Indy to get to where it is today and was active in the third-tier USF Pro 2000 championship from 2009 to 2022 In that time it won the teams’ title six times It expanded into Indy Nxt in 2012 for a handful of races, then competed in the series full-time for 2015 to 2021. After a year’s absence, it has been back in the paddock for the past two seasons but in a disjointed manner. There were six drivers racing its two cars in 2023, and last year it reduced to being a part-time one-car entry mid-season after dropping Lindsay Brewer Juncos had signed Paraguayan driver MiguelMa Garcia and before that made two starts in Argentina’s premier TC2000 touring car series as well as trying out rallying in his home country To get open-wheel experience he had done single-seater testing in Europe Juncos has run two champions and won 19 races Its statement announcing the change in its 2025 plans read: “Juncos Hollinger Racing announced today the pause of its Indy Nxt programme Our commitment to excellence in motorsport requires us to make strategic decisions that align with our brand values While we have made the difficult choice to pause our Indy Nxt programme this decision allows us to concentrate our resources where they can be most effective “While stepping back from the Indy Nxt series temporarily the team will continue to evaluate opportunities for future participation in the series Juncos Hollinger Racing remains committed to its IndyCar programme and will announce future developments as they emerge.” Established in 2011 and previously found at PaddockScout.com Formula Scout is home to regular news and features from the world of junior single-seater racing tracking the progress of future grand prix stars We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images The native Hoosier was thrust into a last-gasp situation for the small organization at the end of the 2024 season, closing out the final five races in an effort to push the team’s No. 78 Chevrolet-powered entry, originally piloted by Agustin Canapino before a midseason divorce back into the Leaders Circle (top 22 in points) and crucial $1 million prize scoring two top 10s that included the teams first-ever podium (third) in Race 1 at The Milwaukee Mile A journeyman by the purest of definitions in North America’s premier open-wheel championship it’s easier to count the number of teams Daly hasn’t driven for than those he has is one where the synergy between the two is obvious “I’ve been through the ups and downs of raising money and through the ups and downs of different operations,” Daly said “I think we’ve seen when a team really believes in you Felix Rosenqvist is a really good example of that what happened to Felix Rosenqvist?’ Then the guy gets with Meyer Shank and the guy is on pole This is very much a team sport; you have to have all the elements with some of the best drivers in the world Daly can recall the last-minute call-up by JHR and how he hitched a ride on Alexander Rossi’s plane just to get his race seat from the Dale Coyne Racing shop so he could make it back in time to test in St and rightly so considering several team members were familiar faces at other stops in his career he won the 2010 Pro Mazda (now Indy Pro 2000) title with Juncos (prior to Hollinger's involvement) during his junior formula career “There’s a lot of make up this whole story of who this works and it’s still going to be a lot of very hard work,” Daly said “We still have a really tough time ahead of us but it almost made sense to get a shot at this; let’s get a shot at the full season and see what we can do together I really didn’t know if I’d have a chance like this again was not at all confident in it unless we won the Mega Millions or got drafted into some situation… I wasn’t really sure so to have a chance again is almost like a surprise.” Photo by: Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images The 33-year-old also sees how JHR are punching above their weight with no technical alliance in an era that has become commonplace for many in IndyCar.  “It is really impressive what the group has done by themselves,” Daly said “It’s very hard to do that in this current era because we’ve had the same car and the same stuff for a very long time but you’re in the ultra fine-tuning mode now and I think you also have to be realistic with things like these are areas we need to get better.’ And I believe that’s where they are focused the speed they showed at the Indy 500 last year in qualifying before the plenum events that hit a lot of the Chevy teams; Canapino was on for being in the top 12 The stuff that we were able to do on the short ovals is super impressive.” Daly is hoping to help elevate the team to a point that the tough days aren’t finishing 10th at a place like Nashville He noted how three-time series champion Alex Palou’s bad days are still top five results.  well we may not have had it today,’ but he’s finishing fourth,” Daly said “How do you make those tough days a little bit higher better and just bring an overall window of speed into a more consistently high range so just trying to eliminate those small things.” And the goals for 2025 are simple: make people remember his prowess on road and street courses - a statement to reflect on his Formula 2 experience - and win the Indianapolis 500 a race he currently carries three consecutive top 10 finishes I want to make people aware of why I even showed up here in the first place,” he said “What we did at Detroit and Watkins Glen my rookie year which Simon Pagenaud talked about on my podcast (“Speed Street”) not too long ago I believe that my focus is making sure that people are like ‘Hey.’ If we’re finishing in the top 10 on the road and street course and continually pushing to get better there because I feel that’s where people think I am weak for some reason “I know where we’re going to be on the ovals that’s not an issue for me; I’m the most confident there I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t go into the Indy 500 and be like the Indy 500 is a very big opportunity for us to succeed together especially because we got to test together in October They know a little bit about what I want and I know everything about what I want there.” 22 the colorful liveries for its two NTT INDYCAR SERIES cars in 2025 driven by newcomer Sting Ray Robb and returnee Conor Daly above) Chevrolet-powered cars will first race in 2025 at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Sunday 13 a pause of its INDY NXT by Firestone program The team has fielded cars in the INDYCAR development series periodically since 2012 Juncos Racing won series drivers championships in 2015 with Spencer Pigot and in 2017 with Kyle Kaiser JHR fielded entries in 2024 for Ricardo Escotto and Lindsay Brewer. It had previously announced a 2025 program with Paraguayan driver MiguelMa Garcia “Our commitment to excellence in motorsport requires us to make strategic decisions that align with our brand values,” a team statement said “While we have made the difficult choice to pause our INDY NXT program While stepping back from the INDY NXT series temporarily Juncos Hollinger Racing remains committed to its INDYCAR program and will announce future developments as they emerge.” The team fields two Chevrolet-powered entries in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES for veteran drivers Conor Daly and Sting Ray Robb the INDY NXT by Firestone grid still features 21 entries this season Sting Ray Robb will drive for Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) in the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season This pairing marks a reunion between Robb and JHR as Robb won the USF Pro 2000 championship with the team in 2020 “To be sought out by leaders like (team owners) Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger and a team as driven as JHR means the world to me,” Robb said “We share a vision for what we can achieve together and I’m honored to contribute to JHR’s continued growth as I also grow as their driver Excited to see what we accomplish together with our ambition and the power of possibility.” will enter his third NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in 2025 He finished 23rd in the standings as a rookie in 2023 with Dale Coyne Racing and improved to 20th in 2024 while driving for AJ Foyt Racing and we’ve had the privilege of seeing his growth as a driver first-hand during our championship run in Indy Pro,” said Ricardo Juncos “This is more than a reunion; it’s a chance to pick up right where we left off and truly aim for the top of this series We’re committed to making this season a breakout year for Sting Ray as well as an extraordinary year for JHR as we continue to elevate our presence in INDYCAR.” co-owner of JHR: “We are delighted to welcome Sting Ray to the team and we have full confidence that his skills and determination will help our success this season This partnership represents an exciting evolution for JHR and we are eager to see what we can achieve together in the year ahead.” Robb will begin his debut season with JHR at the Firestone Grand Prix of St Live coverage will be provided by FOX and the INDYCAR Radio Network who has more than four decades of experience in motorsports 2 as technical director for Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2025 Brown succeeds Yves Touron in this role at JHR “I’m delighted to accept this opportunity and look forward to working with the team,” Brown said “The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is fiercely competitive and it’s a challenge I am ready to embrace.” Brown’s journey in motorsport began in 1981 when he joined Williams Racing in Formula One he became one of the most respected race engineers in that series playing pivotal roles with top drivers such as Nigel Mansell He also spent time at McLaren and Jordan F1 before expanding his career into sports car racing where he worked in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and IMSA Despite his success in multiple motorsport series Brown’s passion for open-wheel racing has remained steadfast he will oversee all aspects of the team’s technical development working closely with the engineering staff “I believe the wealth of knowledge and perspective that David brings will help us fight our way up the grid during the 2025 INDYCAR SERIES season,” said Ricardo Juncos “I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the incredible contributions that Yves Touron has made to JHR His expertise and professionalism have been truly unparalleled We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” co-owner of JHR: “I’m excited to welcome David to Juncos Hollinger Racing His presence reinforces our commitment to continued advancement on the technical side of the team I also want to thank Yves for his significant contributions to JHR and wish him a fulfilling and prosperous future.” Juncos Hollinger Racing completed its NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver lineup for the 2025 season Wednesday by announcing Conor Daly will drive alongside Sting Ray Robb Daly is an 11-year series veteran with 115 career starts five of them with JHR late in the recently completed season Daly delivered the team’s first podium finish in the series (see photo above) by finishing third in the first Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 at the Milwaukee Mile on Aug Daly also finished 10th in the season-ending Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway Daly’s career-best finish overall was second in a 2016 race on Detroit’s Belle Isle circuit he won the Star Mazda championship with Juncos Racing with seven race wins and nine poles in 13 starts JHR is co-owned by Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger “I’m thrilled to be joining the JHR team for the full NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in 2025,” Daly said in a statement released by the team “After the excitement and success that we shared in 2024 “I’m grateful for Ricardo and Brad’s belief in me as I embark on the revitalization of my career I look forward to pursuing podiums and wins with this incredible group Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen – it’s been a team effort and we’ll continue to build on this momentum together.” Said Juncos: “When Conor rejoined us last year it felt like we seamlessly picked up right where we left off in 2010 I’m thrilled to have him back in the car full-time for 2025 the team is laser-focused on building momentum and delivering standout performances throughout the year aiming for an exceptional season ahead for Juncos Hollinger Racing.” is “a fantastic ambassador” for the sport “(He) has proven his speed not only in our car but also through his tested tenure in the series,” Hollinger said “Providing him with more opportunities to collaborate closely with our engineers and crew will undoubtedly enhance the team’s performance and empower his own unrelenting drive for success.” The 2025 season begins with the Firestone Grand Prix of St The race will be the first of 17 races airing live on FOX Conor Daly will join Juncos Hollinger Racing to drive its No 78 Chevrolet for the five remaining races of the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season starting at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline this Saturday night NTT INDYCAR SERIES veteran Daly, from Noblesville, Indiana, replaces Agustin Canapino, who was released by the team by mutual consent last week during his second season in the series This partnership marks a reunion with JHR and team co-owner Ricardo Juncos for Daly who won the 2010 Star Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing in 2010 with seven wins in 13 races “I am extremely pleased to reunite with Ricardo Juncos after our success together in the Road To Indy,” Daly said “Ricardo took a chance on me when I was young and it made a huge difference in my career There are a lot of people on this team that I’ve worked with before “What (co-owner) Brad Hollinger and Ricardo have built here is extremely impressive in a short amount of time and I consider myself very lucky to get to compete for the rest of the season and earn the necessary points for this No There are a lot of partners in this effort and I appreciate the support behind me to get back in the race seat.” This will be the third team for which the well-traveled Daly has raced this season in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES He finished 10th after starting 29th in the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports and replaced the injured Jack Harvey in the second race of the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend in July for Dale Coyne Racing has made 110 INDYCAR SERIES starts for 10 teams since his debut in 2013 His best finish is second in 2016 at Detroit (Belle Isle) “Having Conor Daly back in a JHR car after many years is like a flashback to some great memories as we achieved a lot together,” Juncos said “Now it’s time to focus on what’s ahead and aim for strong results in the rest of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.” Daly will join Formula One veteran Romain Grosjean in JHR’s driver lineup for the rest of the season. Daly and Grosjean were a solid fourth and fifth, respectively, on the speed charts during a nine-car private test Aug “Conor’s years of INDYCAR experience will help the team grow and develop the car further,” team co-owner Brad Hollinger said Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) announced Aug 7 it is mutually parting company with driver Agustin Canapino jumped from winning multiple touring car championships in his native Argentina to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES with JHR in 2023 He finished 21st in the standings as a rookie Canapino competed in 11 of 12 races for JHR with a best finish of 12th on the streets of Detroit He also placed 10th in the non-points exhibition event at The Thermal Club in March 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet at the XPEL Grand Prix of Road America presented by AMR on June 7-9 in the aftermath of online abuse directed toward Theo Pourchaire of Arrow McLaren after he made contact with Canapino’s car June 7 during the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear “We would like to express our sincere thanks to Agustín for making the jump to one of the fastest and most competitive categories in the world trusting in JHR and everything this series represents,” a team statement said “Both Agustín and the team have worked hard to learn grow and achieve success during their time with JHR and we are extremely proud of what we have achieved together We wish him the best in his racing career and hope to meet again in future projects.” No replacement was named for JHR’s No The next event is the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline on Saturday 17 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St There is a clear plan for Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) and the recent signing of Sting Ray Robb is just the start who joined the team in May after starring in previous roles such as the former sporting director and team manager of Haas F1 Team told Motorsport.com that Robb is a key component of the vision for the future.  which I would like to move the company forward is to have some form of stability within," O'Neill said but also we have to make the company function correctly We're trying to make it work properly.  "We also want to make sure that the second driver which there's three or four that we're talking to is someone that we can put in the car at the Indianapolis 500 and stand a chance of winning and also bring stability to the team in road courses but also bring stability to the engineering department have a decent criteria there with the two different drivers that we're going to introduce to the team." While O'Neill would not go into specifics on the drivers in consideration for the second seat to partner alongside Robb, it is believed the candidates are Conor Daly, Romain Grosjean, and Rinus VeeKay.  joining after the team parted ways with Agustin Canapino and helped vault the entry back into the top 22 in the standings and earning $1 million for finishing in the Leaders Circle Grosjean came over to the organization this past season and showed flashes of brilliance even vaulting them to a team-best fourth-place result at Laguna Seca And VeeKay became one of the more surprising names to join the list of free agents especially after having spent his entire IndyCar career — five years — to this point with Ed Carpenter Racing there is history between the Dutchman and JHR as the two united to win the 2018 Indy Pro 2000 title before finishing as the championship runner-up in Indy NXT the following season.  Although filling the second seat is high on the priority list for O'Neill he delved back into Robb's results from this past season and not only compared them to Santino Ferrucci "The main thing is that if you look at last year's results and then also we don't really know how good Ferrucci is," O'Neill said "We have to assume that he's very good from the results But the bit I'd like to go back to is that if you look at Sting Ray's results He had three mechanical failures to my knowledge and he was five points outside the 22nd place the first thing I guess you look for is to make sure you have two drivers that can finish within the sub-22nd position "He definitely didn't have the consistency that we can give him and also the knowledge of the engineering department the consistency within the pit stops that we can give him but if we can put our arm around him and get him comfortable in the team I think that he can produce decent results race by race What decent results means is trying to get into the top 10 but consistently finishing within the top 15 is where we would set our sights on to put the championship together." He first joined the team for the 2019 season in Indy Pro 2000 placing fourth in the overall standings before winning seven races en route to the championship the following year He moved up to Indy NXT with JHR in 2021 and placed eighth in the standings before switching to Andretti Global the next season where he won one race and finished runner-up in the championship.  That history together is part of what team co-owner Ricardo Juncos expressed to O'Neill further noting how the strong results were not necessarily instant but clicked as Robb gained more experience but he has taken three years to get there to win the championships," O'Neill said I'm not saying he's going to win the IndyCar championship but what I can say is that he's there to produce some decent results in year three which I think is better than better than the car he was driving last year." the formula that O'Neill wants to establish is having a pair of drivers that bring a level of funding that can help raise the floor of JHR especially with the possibility of a new car being introduced to the IndyCar Series by 2027.  While this likely means a more cautious approach as the team builds a more firm infrastructure across engineering and other departments the focus is more on the long-term future of the organization "The main thing is to stabilize the system but also have a little bit of a glide path into how we are going to tackle the new car," O'Neill said "We need to take a breath as a team at that point to come up with some form of structure The first thing we'd look into the structure is putting someone in place to understand how we're going to tackle the new project and also all the different dimensions the new car brings to us and disciplines that we have to learn stabilizing but also trying to move forward at the same time at a decent pace — not a silly pace — but also structuring the new car and facility to be able to facilitate that new program."  there is little aim to move to add a third entry exclusive to the Indy 500 and extend the team beyond its resources.  "While it would be great to run three cars I don't think it's worth stretching a team for that to earn a couple of hundred thousand dollars," O'Neill said "It's more sensible to carry on as we are building the team now But getting another 10-12 people in the house the thing that put the end to it all was that GM just didn't have that extra engine for us to take." INDIANAPOLIS -- Agustin Canapino and Juncos Hollinger Racing have mutually decided to part ways ending a relationship between the IndyCar Series team and Argentine driver that turned controversial when he took a brief leave of absence in June following a third social media firestorm in a year The team announced the decision Wednesday with a social media post on X and its website in which it commended Canapino for moving to open wheel racing and to the United States "Both Agustin and the team have worked tirelessly to learn and succeed throughout his time at JHR and we are extremely proud of what we have achieved together," the team said Canapino stepped away from the team in June before a race at Road America in Wisconsin after disputing claims that rival driver Théo Pourchaire had received online death threats from Canapino fans over an on-track incident between the two Arrow McLaren Racing wound up ending its technical and marketing relationship with JHR over the fiasco with both parties decrying any form of abuse or discrimination JHR said then it didn't believe Canapino was focused enough to race in the resulting fallout and replaced him with rookie Nolan Siegel Pourchaire had made contact with Canapino's No 78 Chevy on a late restart during the Detroit Grand Prix though the French driver received an avoidable contact penalty Pourchaire later wrote on social media that he had received death threats previously said that Canapino's passionate fan base had made threatening comments at times last season Ilott said he felt he never received support from the team over the online abuse and was released at the end of last season his best performance amid finishes of 15th or worse in 11 starts His last race was a 26th-place finish last month on Toronto's street course Long rumored to be a favorite for the open seat at Juncos Hollinger Racing alongside Sting Ray Robb -- one of the three remaining full-time seats in IndyCar Silly Season for 2025 -- Daly indicated in this week's episode that an opportunity is not yet secure Daly described the last couple months of searching for sponsorship as "one of the most difficult offseasons I've ever gone through I pretty much knew all I'd have was the 500 (with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing) I literally feel like I'm either in or so dead," Daly continued Daly's latest proposal with Polkadot asks the community to approve a $3 million budget for next season that would cover his participation in six IndyCar races The hope is funding for the other 11 IndyCar races would come from other avenues and together combine for a full-season IndyCar program for Daly Results from the proposal won't be known for another month leaving Daly either hoping for better results on the vote and prospective team owners willing to wait or the goodwill of Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger to sign him for the budget he's already secured with the hope that more will soon be on the way -- and the willingness to fill the gap if it doesn't From May: What's Polkadot, and why is it sponsoring Conor Daly's Indy 500 car? We explain Incumbent Romain Grosjean has been trying to stay in the mix to snatch back his ride by attempting to secure JHR meaningful sponsorship dollars and partners they've been lacking since the team's return to IndyCar in 2021 Other drivers on the free agent market include Daly's former Ed Carpenter Racing teammate Rinus VeeKay The strain of the work and the unknowns of it all have been more than the typical grind for Daly and I can't focus on being a racecar driver currently There are people who are employed to sell sponsorship and it seems like the driver is the one everyone's reliant on," he said "The last few weeks and months have been excruciatingly annoying to where I should be happy to be working on something like this my entire existence is in other people's control and all I can do is present folks a reason to get behind me and say we're going to go compete.' We did it in a month's time last year and we'd like to have a full season's worth of time to compete (this year)." IndyCar silly season: Devlin DeFrancesco completes RLL's 2025 full-season IndyCar lineup whose best results of late have come in oval races Daly's 3rd-place finish in Race 1 of the doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile, JHR's first IndyCar podium, salvaged a top-22 spot and proved to be maybe the underdog story of the season But with team co-owner Brad Hollinger no longer wanting to significantly prop up the team's budgetary shortfalls an extensive search this offseason for sponsors -- and drivers linked to sizable budgets -- has taken place Robb, who was believed to be wielding the largest sponsorship package on the free agent market, shored up some of those concerns with his signing last month but with full-season budgets climbing rapidly since the introduction of hybrid technology more will undoubtedly be needed to lift the team to being reasonably competitive as ownership continues to bolster its engineering and leadership groups Indy 500: Ryan Hunter-Reay returns to Dreyer and Reinbold for 500, teaming up with Jack Harvey Daly admitted on the podcast that in other years he might've simply welcomed a return to status quo and stayed with solid 500 machinery at DRR but the pull of the potential for a larger IndyCar opportunity less than two years removed from the full-time ride he was booted from by ECR midway through 2023 is something he doesn't yet want to give up on "I've essentially put all my eggs in one basket and either everything is going to be okay or a complete disaster and everything's destroyed," he said "And then I won't have any racing to do next year and I have no idea how these teams are going to sustain themselves at some point Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) and Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) have both struck new primary partnerships ahead of IndyCar’s Long Beach weekend MannKind will support the number 76 car of Conor Daly the only known US motorsport driver competing full-time with type one diabetes (T1D) The biopharmaceutical company previously partnered with Daly on a full-season deal in 2021 having first collaborated with the driver for the 2019 Indianapolis 500.  Root Insurance has also returned to a previous relationship by following Armstrong to MSR The firm was a primary sponsor on his car last season with Chip Ganassi Racing and remains a partner of the team in addition to this new deal Root Insurance will be primary sponsor at four races this year starting from this weekend “I look forward to sharing my T1D story through the renewed partnership with MannKind,” said Daly 76 MannKind Chevrolet in motion in Long Beach this weekend to show living with diabetes doesn’t have to hold you back.” “I’m excited to have Root back as a primary sponsor this year for four races,” said Armstrong “I have a great relationship with the team at Root and I’m looking forward to continuing the partnership Last year I scored my first-ever IndyCar podium with Root on the car in Detroit and hopefully this year we can add to those results starting with Long Beach.” Following this weekend’s race at Long Beach from 11th to 13th April both companies will return to their respective cars for the Detroit Grand Prix on 1st June MannKind makes its last appearance on Daly’s car at Gateway on 15th June while Root Insurance has two more outings as primary partner at Laguna Seca (27th July) and Nashville (31st August) Both firms have agreed full-season associate sponsorship deals Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) adds Sting Ray Robb to its driver roster for the 2025 IndyCar season While this will mark the third team in as many years in North America’s premier open-wheel championship for the Idaho native the pairing with JHR marks a reunion after the two previously won the Indy Pro Championship in 2020.  and we’ve had the privilege of seeing his growth as a driver first-hand during our championship run in Indy Pro” expressed Ricardo Juncos “This is more than a reunion; it’s a chance to pick up right where we left off and truly aim for the top of this series We’re committed to making this season a breakout year for Sting Ray as well as an extraordinary year for JHR as we continue to elevate our presence in IndyCar.” Robb spent this past season with AJ Foyt Racing earning his first-ever top 10 in the series with a career-best ninth in St He also led a career-high 23 laps in the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 before finishing 16th he spent the 2023 season with Dale Coyne Racing.   “We are delighted to welcome Sting Ray to the team,” said Brad Hollinger and we are eager to see what we can achieve together in the year ahead.” The 23-year-old Robb shared his excitement in reuniting with the team he found the height of his success in IndyCar’s developmental ranks “To be sought out by leaders like Ricardo Juncos & Brad Hollinger and a team as driven as JHR means the world to me,” said Robb “We share a vision for what we can achieve together and I’m honored to contribute to JHR’s continued growth Excited to see what we accomplish together with our ambition and the 'power of possibility'!" WEST ALLIS, Wisc. – Back when Conor Daly last stood on an IndyCar podium he was flanked by a pair of series champions in Juan Pablo Montoya and Sebastien Bourdais and jokes now that his 24-year-old self was still “trying to be elite.” Eight years later, he’s just trying to be an IndyCar driver at all Daly’s display of grit and guts that set a season-record with 51 on-track passes across 250 laps in his first visit to The Milwaukee Mile was the perfect encapsulation of why the 32-year-old Noblesville native hasn’t yet given up on the sport “I feel like I have a lot that I still want to do in this world The last couple years have been obviously really difficult for me in the situation I was in (at Ed Carpenter Racing) “But this group around me has been so supportive I know I can run at the front with these guys and the car gave me the opportunity to do that tonight.” IndyCar points picture: Series championship points standings after Milwaukee Race 1 Daly had logged three top-6 finishes through the first eight races of his first full-season IndyCar campaign with Dale Coyne Racing but over the next five years his racing career lacked stability as he bounced from another full-season ride with AJ Foyt Racing (2017) two seasons where he hopped around to make 11 total starts (2018-19) and two more where he split his time between Ed Carpenter Racing and Carlin but never firmly had his feet planted anywhere It wasn’t until a last-minute meeting during a leisure trip to Las Vegas that Daly secured reliable funding to land a full-season ride with ECR in a single seat as part of a multi-year deal And within 18 months, that home had imploded, as internal tensions and lackluster results eroded his foundation and left him dipping his toes into the NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity series, as well as the Nitrocross Championship, all just in 2023. By the time winter arrives, Daly will have driven for seven teams in six different championships he’s raced for 10 active teams during his career all but Team Penske and Chip Ganassi Racing though it generates plenty of flack on social media as young hopeful stars on the outskirts of the sport struggle to maintain rides has earned him the respect of virtually all of the paddock – displayed no better than the point 4th-place Santino Ferrucci made to seek out Daly and congratulate the JHR driver after he executed a pass on his bitter rival that sealed his podium finish with under 30 laps to go “I think it’s really impressive what we’ve done with this group It’s still a fairly fresh team from the last five I love this group of people they’ve brought together,” said Daly who pointed out that large swaths of JHR employees migrated over from Carlin when the latter sold off its IndyCar assets to JHR and left the sport Daly had been an oval-only driver for Carlin and delivered that team its first IndyCar pole in 2020 because it’s been a very unlucky year for them This is the first race we’ve been together where I haven’t been spun at least once Conor Daly World Tour: 7 days, 3 races, 4 cars, 4 states, finishes 14th in Pennzoil 250 for the 22nd and final spot – and was even technically out by virtue of a tiebreaker The 35 points from Daly’s podium finish sent the entry leaping ahead three spots into 20th with a pair of races to go this year Heading into Sunday’s Race 2 of the doubleheader Daly’s car sits 13 points clear of the cutline And even in landing that payday for Juncos and Hollinger Daly flatly admitted he’s by no means guaranteed to hold onto the ride beyond the Sept 15 season-finale at Nashville Superspeedway It’s no paddock secret that JHR is strapped for funding at the moment sporting a pair of black-and-green cars with very few sponsor stickers Three years into Hollinger’s introduction into IndyCar after having served as a major backer of the Williams Formula 1 team the American businessman has made it no secret he needs to begin to see progress with his investment that helped bring an intrepid Juncos back onto the IndyCar scene in 2021 Even the world-famous ex-F1 star Romain Grosjean hasn’t seemed to deliver the number of interested partners one might’ve expected during the sides’ nine months together Juncos confirmed to reporters earlier this month that he and Hollinger have been in talks with interested partners – including the father of sidelined IndyCar driver Devlin DeFrancesco – though it’s unclear what it could mean for the team’s future Daly, who landed backing this year from blockchain network Polkadot to run the Indy 500 with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing, and whose support helped him make an Xfinity series start at IMS in July is uncertain whether that funding will be back for 2025 At a time when he seems to be finding some pace the finances are very difficult to make happen in this world,” Daly said “Thankfully I’ve got next week planned and the weekend after that with podiums come paydays for IndyCar teams – and as Daly seemed to hint stream-of-consciousness back-and-forth among Saturday’s podium finishers runner-up Will Power asked Daly if he was yet engaged to his girlfriend then I’ve got to get 40 more of these (podiums) then.” Robb will drive for a third different team for his third year in IndyCar Juncos Hollinger Racing has announced that Sting Ray Robb will join the team for the 2025 IndyCar season Robb has been on the IndyCar grid for the past two seasons competing with Dale Coyne Racing and AJ Foyt Racing in that time He has earned one career top 10 result at World Wide Technology Raceway but has struggled to land consistent results earning the Indy Pro 2000 championship in 2020 and competing with the team in Indy Lights in 2021 He will be reunited with the team for his third year in the top level series and we’ve had the privilege of seeing his growth as a driver first-hand during our championship run in Indy Pro” said Ricardo Juncos Robb’s signing fills one of two seats at JHR with the team’s second driver yet to be announced Romain Grosjean raced with the team last season and was partnered with Agustin Canapino before he was released mid-season Conor Daly stepped in to fill the role for the remainder of the year None of those recent drivers currently have contracts for 2025 and are available if JHR wishes to re-sign them Excited to see what we accomplish together with our ambition and the ‘power of possibility’!” and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for full Drivers’ Standings The 2025 IndyCar Series season is underway, and Sting Ray Robb is with a new team Here's what you should know about Sting Ray Robb: St. Petersburg: 21st Thermal: 23rd Long Beach: 9th leading 12 laps; ties his career best finish Barber: 22nd Yes. His parents are huge Chevrolet fans and named him after the Corvette Stingray Open-wheel series: Here are the key differences between F1 and IndyCar in 2025 IndyCar rule changes: Here are 5 fans should know for 2025 How can I listen to, stream IndyCar races in 2025?IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) 2025 IndyCar Series scheduleThe 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only) Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) is thrilled to announce the return of Conor Daly completing the team’s 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES lineup a proven talent with deep ties to the team made an indelible mark during the second half of JHR’s 2024 campaign securing the team’s first-ever podium finish with an impressive 3rd place at the Milwaukee Mile His addition completes the team’s two-car roster as they prepare for an exciting and competitive season ahead “I’m thrilled to be joining the JHR team for the full NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in 2025,” shared Conor Daly the most recent addition to the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver lineup “After the excitement and success we shared in 2024 I’m grateful for Ricardo and Brad’s belief in me as I embark on the revitalization of my career Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen – it’s been a team effort and we’ll continue to build on this momentum together.” it felt like we seamlessly picked up right where we left off in 2010,” said Ricardo Juncos “I’m thrilled to have him back in the car full-time for 2025 aiming for an exceptional season ahead for Juncos Hollinger Racing.” “Conor is an outstanding addition to our team He is a fantastic ambassador for the sport and has proven his speed not only in our car but also through his tested tenure in the series Providing him with more opportunities to collaborate closely with our engineers and crew will undoubtedly enhance the team’s performance and empower his own unrelenting drive for success.” “Our main priority this year is to build upon the success we’ve seen in the team’s short three-year campaign,” explained Dave O’Neill “With Conor joining the team and Sting Ray already confirmed This is just the beginning of a long-term process to build a stronger and more competitive foundation for the future.” Juncos Hollinger Racing will kick off the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season at the highly anticipated season opener in St Frys which is a part of Kroger has been doing senior day for years but learned I am allergic to the metals used in the implants I would really like to know if this procedure is less painful during recovery I’m having a long overdue knee surgery in the near future for a bone on bone situation IS THE OP SAFE FOR AN EDERLY WOMAN????????? IndyCar veteran Conor Daly will drive the No 78 car for Juncos Hollinger Racing for the remainder of the season beginning with this weekend's race at World Wide Technology Raceway near St Daly is taking over for Agustin Canapino who parted ways with the team last week after a series of social media firestorms "I am extremely pleased to reunite with (team co-owner) Ricardo Juncos after our success together in the Road to Indy," Daly said "Ricardo took a chance on me when I was young and it made a huge difference in my career There are a lot of people on this team that I've worked with before and that gives me a lot of confidence." Canapino stepped away from Juncos Hollinger Racing in June before a race at Road America after disputing claims that rival driver Théo Pourchaire of Arrow McLaren Racing had received online death threats from Canapino's fans following an on-track incident between the two Arrow McLaren wound up severing its technical and marketing relationship with the team Another driver, former Juncos Hollinger teammate Callum Ilott has said Canapino's passionate fan base had made threatening comments last season Ilott said he felt he never received support from the team and was released at the end of last season Canapino's performance also had been on a downward spiral A string of five consecutive finishes of 18th or worse had dropped him to 23rd in the standings and in danger of falling out of the top 22 of the $1 million Leaders Circle Daly will be driving for his third team this season. He drove from 29th to 10th in the Indianapolis 500 in an entry for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, and he replaced the injured Jack Harvey for Dale Coyne Racing for a race at Iowa in July Daly will work with Juncos Hollinger teammate Romain Grosjean for the remainder of the season "Having Conor Daly back in a JHR car after many years is like a flashback to some great memories," Juncos said Now it's time to focus on what's ahead and aim for strong results for the rest of the NTT IndyCar Series season." In other news, Katherine Legge will be back in the No 51 car for Dale Coyne Racing for Saturday night's race near St Legge was in the car for the Indianapolis 500 and the doubleheader at Iowa and now will continue with the ovals on the IndyCar schedule when she goes to World Wide Technology Raceway to drive alongside teammate Jack Harvey "Katherine has done a good job for us this year on the ovals and we're happy to have her back this weekend in the 51 car," team owner Dale Coyne said "We've had success at that oval track in the past so we look forward to seeing what Katherine and Jack will do this weekend." ShareSaveCommentBusinessSportsMoneyIndyCar’s Conor Daly Gets Full-Season Ride At Juncos Hollinger RacingByBruce Martin Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981.Follow AuthorDec 18 12:06pm ESTShareSaveCommentIndyCar Driver Conor Daly Conor Daly’s 33rd birthday was on December 15 Daly was announced to a full season ride at Juncos Hollinger Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series Daly is one of the most popular drivers in IndyCar and was one of the drivers at Juncos Hollinger Racing during the second half of the 2024 season He delivered the team’s first-ever podium finish when he was third in the first of two races at The Milwaukee Mile on Labor Day Weekend He joins Sting Ray Robb on the two-car team for the full 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season “I’m thrilled to be joining the JHR team for the full NTT IndyCar Series season in 2025,” Daly said “I’m grateful for Ricardo and Brad's belief in me as I embark on the revitalization of my career Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen – it's been a team effort The team is co-owned by founder Ricardo Juncos of Argentina and Brad Hollinger it felt like we seamlessly picked up right where we left off in 2010,” Juncos said Hollinger is the Chairman and CEO of Vibra Healthcare "Conor is an outstanding addition to our team,” Hollinger said “He is a fantastic ambassador for the sport and has proven his speed not only in our car and empower his own unrelenting drive for success.” Dave O’Neill is Team Principal at Juncos Hollinger and believes the addition of a veteran driver such as Daly will help drive the team forward with young driver Robb “Our main priority this year is to build upon the success we’ve seen in the team’s short three-year campaign,” O’Neill said Daly began his IndyCar career in 2013 with AJ Foyt Racing in the Indianapolis 500 That was his only start that season in IndyCar He returned in 2015 and in a career that includes 115 races Daly has yet to win a race and has two podium finishes and his engaging personality makes him a fan favorite in the paddock and representing the NTT IndyCar Series When Conor Daly won the USF Pro 2000 Championship in 2010 for Juncos Racing Daly couldn’t have imagined the lasting impact the seven-win nine-pole season would have 14-years later On Aug. 13, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced Daly as the driver of its No 78 Chevrolet for the final five NTT INDYCAR SERIES races this season “I remember Conor maybe in 2003 go-kart time one of our best championships ever,” team co-owner Ricardo Juncos said “I think together we have a lot of good things.” Beginning with Saturday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway (6 p.m this is the eighth time Daly has been called to an NTT INDYCAR SERIES team in a substitute role it's been quite a tornado,” Daly said “It’s been crazy; it's been up and down there's always things that either I will take responsibility for Two years after his only NTT INDYCAR SERIES start in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 competing for AJ Foyt Racing Daly received a phone call from Dale Coyne while eating breakfast in the hospitality area during the 2015 Long Beach race weekend 18 Honda that weekend was his despite not having raced in 23 months That set the tone for a wild career for Daly full-time seasons and racing in multiple different disciplines around the world Daly finished 10th for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on May 26 his third consecutive top-10 finish in the race He next drove for Rette Jones Racing in the ARCA Menards Series in June at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course he raced in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park then a day later raced for Sam Hunt Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway “I try to work hard just providing myself opportunities I want to be involved in a competitive situation I want to be as competitive as possible for Ricardo There's points to score that need to be scored With desire to advance the car from 25th in the entrant standings Juncos made the change from Agustin Canapino and knew Daly was among the top drivers on the list to call He never lost faith in Daly’s abilities and with an opportunity to rekindle the magic they made together over a decade ago Juncos knew Daly could handle the pressure-packed situation “He did really good things when you see what he was able to do,” Juncos said of why Daly “He's talking about the different teams he was leading the championship when he decided to go to Europe We'll see now what we can do for these five races.” The respect is mutual and being coveted by Juncos is music to Daly’s ears especially having an opportunity to prove his worth over five races instead of one it feels really good to hear him say that,” he said “I think I'm not at the young end of my INDYCAR career I have so much that we train every day for But this is an opportunity to go and find success together This team is right on the verge of getting trophies and bringing home some champagne to the race shop which is usually tougher for maximum performance put everything I've got into it and show them I really want to bust my butt to deliver some results for these guys.” Here's what you should know about Conor Daly: St. Petersburg: 17th Thermal: 16th Long Beach: 25th Barber: 19th He has been living with type 1 diabetes since he was a teenager Beth Boles, the wife of the IndyCar president J. Douglas Boles She was married to former IndyCar driver Derek Daly when she gave birth to Conor Daly IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races IndyCar drivers for 2025(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only) Cover Page Legal HistorySports BD is investing in mainland operations The San Juan Daily StarJan 203 min readBecton Dickinson’s decision to shutter its plant in Juncos is part of a strategic plan that involves transferring production lines from that facility to a recently acquired site in Añasco following the medical device maker’s purchase of Edwards Lifesciences.By The Star Staff The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish) has said it will provide help to some 230 workers who will be left jobless in Juncos in 2027 after the Becton Dickinson plant closes “The DDEC is fully committed to working closely with the company’s management to explore all possible alternatives to mitigate the impact of this decision on employees and the community,” designated DDEC Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard said The decision is part of a strategic plan that involves transferring production lines from the Juncos facility to a recently acquired site in Añasco following Becton Dickinson’s (BD) purchase of Edwards Lifesciences that process will depend on product inventories and the subsequent transfer of operations a definitive schedule for layoffs has not yet been established though they are expected to occur in staggered phases “Becton Dickinson has been a key partner for Puerto Rico significantly contributing to the medical device sector and positively impacting the local economy,” Negrón Reichard added “While we recognize that this business decision is driven by global dynamics we will continue to engage in discussions at both the local and corporate levels to investigate options that may alleviate the effects on employees and the Juncos community.” The secretary-designate emphasized that there will be no immediate layoffs and that DDEC has activated the rapid response services of Conexión Laboral to assist the 230 regular employees of the plant who may need support Juncos Mayor Alfredo “Papo” Alejandro said recently that he had been receiving calls alerting him to a possible shutdown of BD operations in the town the global medical technology firm announced additional investments in its U.S BD operates more than 30 manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States which represent an important part of the backbone of the U.S Those facilities employ more than 10,000 people and are spread across 17 states and Puerto Rico The New Jersey-based company announced it is moving its operations to the U.S mainland and making investments to add capacity for critical medical devices to meet the ongoing needs of the nation’s health care system As part of the company’s 2024 investment of more than $10 million to expand manufacturing capacity new needle and syringe production lines have been installed at BD plants in Connecticut and Nebraska One line is already fully operational with additional lines expected to start up in the coming months The new lines will boost BD’s capacity of domestically manufactured safety-engineered injection devices by more than 40% and conventional syringes by more than 50% adding hundreds of millions of units annually to support critical U.S health care delivery in areas such as hospital procedures medication preparation and drug delivery to patients BD has hired more than 215 full-time employees at its facilities in Nebraska and Connecticut to support the increased production BD also has plans for more than $30 million in investments in 2025 to expand manufacturing capacity for IV lines at its plant in Utah to support continued growth in catheter solutions This follows the company’s 2024 investment of more than $2 million for IV line improvements that resulted in increased IV catheter output by more than 40 million units annually “Domestic manufacturing is crucial for ensuring a resilient supply of essential health care devices,” said Eric Borin president of medication delivery solutions at BD we are not only meeting the critical needs of patients and providers but we also are reinforcing our commitment to the nation’s health care infrastructure.” equity funds witnessed outflows for a third straight week through April 30 © 2025 The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) is thrilled to announce the addition of Sting Ray Robb to its 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES roster This partnership marks a reunion between Sting Ray and the team they battled and won the 2020 Indy Pro Championship With both driver and team energized to build upon this foundation the upcoming season promises to be an exciting new chapter in JHR’s ascent in the NTT INDYCAR Series as well as an extraordinary year for JHR as we continue to elevate our presence in INDYCAR.” Co-Owner of JHR said: “We are delighted to welcome Sting Ray to the team Sting Ray Robb also shared his excitement about rejoining Juncos Hollinger Racing “To be sought out by leaders like Ricardo Juncos & Brad Hollinger and a team as driven as JHR means the world to me We share a vision for what we can achieve together Robb will begin his debut season with JHR in the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series Fans of Sting Ray and JHR can look forward to an exciting season as the team pursues new milestones and races toward championship success Robb has a Hamilton County connection: he married Hamilton Heights graduate Molly Mitchell this month. You can read more about their story here: https://readthereporter.com/when-sting-ray-met-molly/ JHR's two cars are very similar to one another Juncos Hollinger Racing unveiled a new look for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season on Wednesday morning The team’s two cars will feature a majority white livery as opposed to the black scheme found last year and will be highlighted by the JHR’s traditional lime green color The #77 and #78 will continue the team’s pattern of having similar designs to one another Sting Ray Robb’s entry will feature a green Aeroscreen rim and front wing endplates with gray on the front and rear wings Conor Daly’s car will have those colors reversed and will even have a touch of green on the side mirrors just enough to differentiate the two while on track Both cars display a concerning lack of main sponsors with the sidepods and rear wings devoid of anything other than the team’s own branding The cars have the required series sponsorship stickers placed in various locations but there are very few other sponsors visible on the early renders That pattern matches what was seen on the drivers’ fire suits that they wore for preseason media sessions Team owners Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger have been adept in recent years at finding late sponsorship that appears with the team for a few races at a time It appears they may be on the lookout for similar deals this season in order to help finance their efforts in America’s top open wheel series The first race of the 2025 season gets underway in just over five weeks’ time with a tilt around the streets of St Leandro Juncos has signed to race with Hillspeed in GB4 on the eve of the new season The son of Juncos Hollinger Racing IndyCar team owner Ricardo Juncos had been weighing up a GB3 drive with Chris Dittmann Racing but has now opted to race in GB4 instead He made his car racing debut last year in USF Juniors with DEForce Racing and came 19th in the standings having competed in the first four rounds and scored a best result of fourth at Barber Motorsports Park Out of the cockpit he has held various roles in his father’s team including assistant engineer to both Agustin Canapino and Conor Daly The 19-year-old took part in last month’s pre-season GB3 test days at Snetterton and Donington Park with CDR He had his first taste of a GB4 car last week at Donington Park which will host this weekend’s season-opening races Juncos will compete at Hillspeed alongside former Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 junior Daniel Guinchard who is making a racing return this year after budget issues ended his 2023 British Formula 4 campaign prematurely “I’m incredibly excited and grateful for the opportunity to compete in the 2025 GB4 Championship with Hillspeed,” said Juncos “This year is a fantastic opportunity for success as I feel the team and I have gelled very quickly following a positive test day at Donington – and with partnering alongside Dan as a team-mate we are in a very strong position as a team to start the season “Competing on such iconic tracks around England in a highly competitive series presents an exciting challenge for me as this year will be a steep learning curve for me as a driver in my first full season in racing.” Karting graduate Nierin Evans will also be making his GB4 debut this weekend with Rossoverde Scorpio Racing The 16-year-old has taken part in a number of test days over the winter ahead of his first car racing starts Rossoverde Racing and Scorpio Motorsport have combined for a joint entry this season having competed partially in GB4 as separate teams in the past “Having stepped up from two years karting with the Daniel Ricciardo Series I am now very much looking forwards to the great challenge of my rookie season in single seaters,” said Evans “I’m delighted to have signed to Rossoverde Scorpio for the 2025 GB4 Championship – I tested for several teams earlier this year but it was their positivity and supportive attitude coupled with their 75 combined years of motorsport success that made it an easy decision to race with Rossoverde Scorpio and I’m sure I will learn a lot from their experience starting this weekend at the iconic Donington Park circuit.” Milwaukee Common Council candidate Bryant Junco is campaigning on a platform of improving public safety But Junco has repeatedly faced accusations of stalking dating violence and domestic violence from eight women in three different states He also has a history of traffic violations Junco is one of eight candidates on the ballot Tuesday for the east side District 3 seat left vacant by the November death of Ald. Jonathan Brostoff Tuesday's primary will narrow the field to two candidates and whoever wins the April 1 election will fill the remainder of Brostoff's term The race is officially nonpartisan, but Junco is raising money on WinRed a fundraising website for Republican candidates Aldermen frequently weigh in on public safety and policy issues, including reckless driving and domestic violence prevention harassment or violence accusations in Wisconsin Florida and Georgia in cases involving eight women Most of the cases against him were dismissed after the women did not appear in court a common dynamic in domestic violence cases He also faced accusations of "repeat violence" against a Florida man That man's request for a restraining order was denied "I'm the only candidate in this race that's talking about enforcement of crime," Junco said Thursday in an interview with the Journal Sentinel "Never mind that (the cases against me) were dismissed added that the majority of traffic tickets he received were when he was in his early 20s Junco requested cases be sealedThe most recent domestic violence case against Junco involved a 2023 felony stalking charge in Waukesha County Junco sent threatening texts to the victim including one that said "Any relationship you try to have "I hope you have cancer and its metastasizing," "Your gonna see who your (expletive) with" and "I want financial damage caused to you," the complaint read Junco confirmed on Thursday that he wrote those messages That case was dismissed in January 2024 following a motion from the prosecutor bigger context" after reviewing 940 pages of text messages between Junco and the woman Junco tried to seal that case late last year "The Defendant is a candidate for public office (Aldermanic District 3 Milwaukee)," he wrote in a Dec "The Defendant's address appears in this file and are at risk for doxing." He requested that the entire case be sealed and removed from the Wisconsin Court System's online records database Waukesha County Circuit Judge William Domina said it was "not in the interest of justice" to seal the case Another case in Milwaukee County was sealed last month That involved a different woman who had sought a harassment restraining order against Junco in 2020 Junco filed a lawsuit in federal court in February 2024 against the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Police Department accusing an officer of handcuffing him too tightly and fracturing his wrist after he was suspected of scalping Mexican Fiesta tickets on the Summerfest grounds The case was later dismissed after Junco failed to pay a filing fee More recently, Junco received local media attention when he said he began patrolling his neighborhood on Milwaukee’s east side during the middle of the night in response to an uptick in car break-ins and other property crimes complaining that "nobody was doing anything about it." Junco's other problems with the law occurred in Georgia as well as Orange Specific details on some of those cases were not immediately available Junco successfully requested that a restraining order linked to a decade-old dating violence case against him be dissolved He wrote that he had missed a 2012 hearing because he was "exhausted of dealing" with the "unfounded complaints" against him He added that he had no desire to contact the woman involved and "respectfully request this honorable court to clear my name regarding this matter." Court records show the woman was never served with the notice of hearing When asked why there were so many accusations against him spreading across multiple years and states the criminal justice system is not perfect as we know very well right here in Milwaukee." the type of people I've been attracted to," he said to this day that I'm sitting here talking to you I'm 41 years old and choose to remain single." Ashley Luthern of the Journal Sentinel contributed to this report The deal makes JHR the eighth full-time active IndyCar team the 32-year-old has driven for during his 11-season IndyCar career –  and 11th team overall He initially competed with Ricardo Juncos' outfit for the 2010 Star Mazda championship where he won seven races and clinched the title Wednesday’s news follows Daly’s test with JHR in the No 78 earlier this month at World Wide Technology Raceway the first race he’ll compete in for the team Saturday evening at 6 p.m Race weekend events kickoff Friday with multiple practices a single-lap qualifying to set the field "I am extremely pleased to reunite with Ricardo Juncos after our success together in the Road To Indy Ricardo took a chance on me when I was young and it made a huge difference in my career," Daly said in a team release "There are a lot of people on this team that I’ve worked with before and I that gives me a lot of confidence What Brad Hollinger and Ricardo have built here is extremely impressive in a short amount of time and I consider myself very lucky to get to compete for the rest of the season and earn the necessary points for this #78 Chevrolet "There are a lot of partners in this effort and I appreciate the support behind me to get back in the race seat.”” More: Juncos Hollinger Racing, Agustin Canapino split for rest of 2024 IndyCar season Though Canapino’s future with the team had long seemed tenuous due to the team’s lack of funding, his rough results of late and his off-track antics earlier this summer the swap for Daly comes at a time where JHR again finds itself in a precarious spot in regards to IndyCar’s Leaders Circle program The program pays just over $1 million per car to the previous season’s top-22 eligible entrants in points Cars sitting 19th-24th are currently separated by just 29 points with five races remaining – four of them on ovals “Having Conor Daly back in a JHR car after many years is like a flashback to some great memories as we achieved a lot together," Juncos said in a release "Now it's time to focus on what's ahead and aim for strong results in the rest of the IndyCar season” Daly’s role with JHR this weekend marks his fourth relatively unscheduled fill-in role he’s taken on in the last 13th months that has included Meyer Shank Racing (for the injured Simon Pagenaud), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (for the fired Jack Harvey) and Dale Coyne Racing (for the injured Harvey) After losing his full-time ride with Ed Carpenter Racing seven races into the 2023 IndyCar campaign, Daly has dove into a variety of corners of the motorsports world, making NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity starts in each of the last two years – highlighted by running both during NASCAR’s Indianapolis tripleheader weekend last month he also made his ARCA Menards series debut and he’s dabbled in Nitrocross for his Indy 500 one-off outfit he’ll contest the Indy 8 Hour in the GT World Challenge America series as well on the IMS road course His 10th-place finish in this year's Indianapolis 500 marked his third consecutive top-10 in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and the fifth time in his last six 500 starts that Daly has consistently run up towards the front Just over 18 months since it seemed his full-time American open-wheel racing dreams were over, Conor Daly's IndyCar career has risen from the ashes team co-owners Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger add a driver who has consistently put together top-10 finishes in the Indy 500 -- four times with three different teams -- and excels on ovals a key addition for a program that has picked up just two oval top-10s since its return to competing full-time in 2021 Conor Daly news: Conor Daly targeting full-time IndyCar ride with JHR, waiting on Polkadot sponsorship deal vote That performance level shone this year when Daly subbed for the final five races for JHR and delivered a pair of oval top-10s -- including the team's first podium in Race 1 of the Milwaukee Mile doubleheader also delivered JHR's first championship of any kind in 2010 in what is now USF Pro 2000 it felt like we seamlessly picked up right where we left off in 2010,” Ricardo Juncos said in a news release “I’m thrilled to have him back in the car full-time for 2025.” Added Daly: “After the excitement and success we shared in 2024 I’m grateful for Ricardo and Brad's belief in me as I embark on the revitalization of my career I look forward to pursuing podiums and wins with this incredible group." From last season: Conor Daly’s back on an IndyCar podium in star run at Milwaukee Mile Daly will be looked at as a pleader whose performance will ultimately determine the trajectory of JHR's short-term future This project embarked upon by Juncos and Hollinger in the late-summer of 2021 already feels as if it's in its fourth unique phase in relatively short order: a one-car team with Callum Ilott that occasionally flashed competitive speed; two cars during a rocky season that featured more off-track storylines than on; and one that replaced the young hotshot Ilott with the notoriety of ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean in hopes that his global popularity and Agustin Canapino's Argentine fanfare would generate sponsorship A team that rarely had sponsorship stickers in 2024, there's a reason JHR has a new lineup with Robb delivering what is believed to be the largest sponsor backing on the free agent market and Daly bringing the potential of a $3 million check from Polkadot his Indy 500 and NASCAR sponsor from the 2024 season along with other smaller deals he'd already accumulated as he navigated the murky waters of free agency yet again More: Inside Conor Daly's sponsorship package hopes with Polkadot In August, Daly was pitching the Polkadot community on a $7.5 million sponsorship package that would've seen him completely change his career path and race full-time in NASCAR's Xfinity series while only running the 500 in a one-off with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing After that program was vehemently voted down and with Grosjean simultaneously working in the background to cobble together new partners to try and keep a hold on his seat there were moments where it was unclear whether Daly's IndyCar career would continue he's found his fourth full-time home -- previously running with Dale Coyne Racing (2016) AJ Foyt Racing (2017) and Ed Carpenter Racing (2022-23) Should he manage to hold onto this seat for a full two seasons -- ECR cut Daly midway through his second full-time campaign after inconsistent results and intra-team tension -- or longer this opportunity represents one that seems to have the building blocks for a long-term partnership “Our main priority this year is to build upon the success we’ve seen in the team’s short three-year campaign,” JHR team principal Dave O’Neill said in a news release is set to take over 4th all-time in series starts without a win which came in 2022 in a season with ECR featuring a 5th-place finish on the IMS road course and a run to 6th in the 500 and one spot back of Ilott's 2023 performance that saw him unceremoniously cut deep into the offseason Only time will tell whether Daly can deliver the on-track performance off-track relationships and the funding that powers it all to rid himself of his 'IndyCar nomad' status ShareSaveCommentBusinessSportsMoneyIndyCar ‘Super Sub’ Conor Daly Hopes Juncos Hollinger Becomes FulltimeByBruce Martin I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981.Follow AuthorAug 14 07:43pm EDTShareSaveCommentConor Daly takes a selfie with a fan during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 on .. at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It’s been two seasons since Conor Daly has had a full-time IndyCar ride with Ed Carpenter Racing in 2022 Daly began the 2023 season with ECR before he lost his ride after the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix in June replaced injured driver Simon Pagenaud at Meyer Shank Racing for four races after that Daly’s IndyCar efforts in 2024 were limited to just two races – the 108thIndianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and the second race of the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway when he filled in for injured driver Jack Harvey at Dale Coyne Racing Daly filled in the gaps with an ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on July 19 (29th) and a 14th place finish for Sam Hunt in the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on July 20 Daly will finally get a chance to return to full-time duty this weekend in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway Team owner Ricardo Juncos announced on August 14 that Daly will take over the No 78 Chevrolet Indy car for the remaining five races of the 2024 season “It's been chaotic this year,” Daly said on August 14 but really good moments from the 500 to Xfinity race at Indy There's been a lot of times where I've actually had a big smile on my face this year “This kind of I think restores that same smile because it's a great chance to just go racing in a field that I love to be a part of Daly replaces Agustin Canapino of Argentina who was released from Juncos Hollinger Racing on August 7 It also reunites the team owner and driver from their success in the Road to Indy developmental series earlier in Daly’s career “I am extremely pleased to reunite with Ricardo Juncos after our success together in the Road To Indy,” Daly said on August 14 “Ricardo took a chance on me when I was young There are a lot of people on this team that I’ve worked with before and I that gives me a lot of confidence “What Brad Hollinger and Ricardo have built here is extremely impressive in a short amount of time and I consider myself very lucky to get to compete for the rest of the season and earn the necessary points for this No “There are a lot of partners in this effort and I appreciate the support behind me to get back in the race seat.” Daly also believes Juncos is making a commitment for the future “This is a huge deal for me because I appreciate the fact that Ricardo committed to this,” Daly said “If we really want to score the points that we want to score to get some races in a row is really helpful to be able to test a couple weeks ago at St “Obviously I'm still extremely new to the whole hybrid side of it that will definitely be more in play for sure Both the team owner and the driver are hopeful this can turn into a fulltime opportunity for the NTT IndyCar Series veteran in 2025 Daly is familiar with key members of the team working with the driver in the past IndyCar team owner Ricardo Juncos (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) “I think he's kind of back in the team “I think Conor obviously has a lot of experience in IndyCar I remember when he was fighting against Rinus VeeKay “He also worked before with some of my technical guys and engineers in the past when he ran for Carlin I think the combination can be quite a good thing to see.” Indiana is a fan favorite in IndyCar and believes a return to some familiar faces can help both sides make some progress “I think this is going to be a great situation purely because the familiar faces that are there,” Daly said “Even (engineer) Alan Mc Donald who was there my very first IndyCar street race at Schmidt Peterson back in the day which was a lot of fun at Detroit a lot of people from the Carlin days when we qualified on pole together Everything about it is kind of primed for hopefully a great few weeks to cap it off for them in a really positive way.” it's definitely been an interesting year,” Daly admitted “From the months of last September till the beginning of May I did more NBA All-Star Games than I did IndyCar races “Now I get to do six weeks in a row in racing in essentially three different series all the way to the end of September with our last Truck race I try to work hard just providing myself opportunities There's points to score that need to be scored I think with this group for sure it's highly possible.” Juncos also said rumors of Devlin DeFrancesco’s family buying out either himself or partner Brad Hollinger are “rumors.” I'm not with Brad Hollinger doing anything,” Juncos said we have different options and different people that approaching us “You mentioned DeFrancesco is one of those he realizes despite his desire to return to full-time IndyCar duty But he is determined to make the most out of his latest opportunity with Juncos in the final races of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season it's been quite a tornado,” Daly said there's always things that either I will take responsibility for I think I'm not at the young end of my IndyCar career put everything I've got into it and show them I really want to bust my butt to deliver some results for these guys.” Conor Daly prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July .. The Juncos Hollinger Racing IndyCar outfit and its 34-year-old Argentine driver Agustin Canapino are splitting with five races remaining in the 2024 season Canapino was in the midst of a sophomore campaign, which was impacted with off-track drama that led to him sitting out the IndyCar Series round at Road America in June. The team cited mental health reasons.  "After a momentous rookie and second season in IndyCar Juncos Hollinger Racing and Agustin Canapino have mutually decided to part ways," read a statement from the team "We commend Agustin for taking the leap into open wheel racing with us over the last year and a half not only learning a completely new style of racing from his impressive and storied career but also moving to the US and learning the language to join our series "We thank Agustin for his time at Juncos Hollinger Racing and will be cheering him on as he continues his journey Canapino was at the center of controversy for his actions on social media that included a statement rejecting claims that his supporters threatened rivals, which came in wake of colliding with intermittent Arrow McLaren rookie Theo Pourchaire at the Detroit Grand Prix The situation led to the termination of a strategic alliance between Juncos Hollinger Racing and Arrow McLaren It was the third time a driver flagged social media abuse after a run-in with Canapno, with Callum Ilott sharing his testimony after multiple clashes while the two were team-mates during the 2023 season.  Photo by: Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images The incident with Pourchaire eventually led to a statement by Canapino condemning online abuse along with returning after a one-race hiatus When asked by Motorsport.com about his season in Toronto, which proved to be his final race, Canapino seemed upbeat and believed he was in a “good situation to finish the year” alongside team-mate Romain Grosjean “This year was a big improvement for us – for the team and me too” he said pointing out top-10 qualifying performances at Iowa and Toronto A multi-time Argentine touring car champion Canapino’s tenure with Juncos Hollinger Racing comes to an end after 28 career starts with a best finish of 12th (four times - St He also finished 10th in the main event of the non-points exhibition at The Thermal Club in March earlier this year.  A replacement driver for the five races left in the season has yet to be named.  Sting Ray Robb has signed with Juncos Hollinger Racing Robb won the 2020 Indy Pro Championship with JHR and we’ve had the privilege of seeing his growth as a driver first-hand during our championship run in Indy Pro,” Ricardo Juncos IndyCar news: Yes, his name is actually Sting Ray Robb. Here's how he got it. “To be sought out by leaders like Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger and a team as driven as JHR means the world to me." Robb said in the statement "We share a vision for what we can achieve together I agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant advertising and improve my service Pay to read The Race without adverts or cookies used for personalised ads By logging in, you agree to our use of third-party and analytics cookies to enhance your experience and improve our services. For more details, please review our Privacy Policy Agustin Canapino has split from the Juncos Hollinger team and will not see out the 2024 IndyCar season The multiple Argentinian tin-top champion switched to IndyCar last year and scored an impressive 12th on his debut showing the IndyCar paddock his talent was translatable despite not having raced single-seaters before He finished the year 21st overall and stayed on for what has been a rollercoaster 2024 season He is currently 22nd in the standings with a best finish of 12th, at Detroit, where his season really hit trouble when Theo Pourchaire received death threats from Argentinian fans following an on-track incident with Canapino who in the aftermath released a statement that was widely criticised That was not the first time a driver had received death threats from Argentinian fans as two similar incidents with Canapino's then team-mate Callum Ilott in 2023 prompted similar messages Canapino stood down for the next race at Road America, where he was replaced by Nolan Siegel, before the team reaffirmed its commitment to Canapino Canapino scored a career-best road and street course qualifying at Toronto last time out but he crashed out of that strong qualifying position in the race - adding to a run of poor results at a critical time in the pursuit of Leaders' Circle prize money Now Canapino and Juncos have “mutually and amicably” parted ways Canapino mysteriously did not take part in a test at Gateway last week Four of the final five races of the season are on ovals so Daly would be a strong choice to step in Canapino's #78 car is not in the top 22 in the entrant points standings for teams eligible for the Leaders' Circle Canapino's strong run at Laguna Seca last year helped that car sneak into the Leaders' Circle top 22 but it faces strong competition to secure a spot again in 2024 Please accept marketing cookies to enable YouTube videos which featured flashes of on-track promise and off-track controversy has come to a close after Juncos Hollinger Racing announced the pair's "mutual" and "amicable" parting with five races left in the 2024 IndyCar season Wednesday but also moving to the US and learning the language to join our series," the team said in a brief statement and we are extremely proud of what we have achieved together." 78 Chevy sitting five points out of the final Leaders Circle spot that would pay JHR team co-owners Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger just over $1 million in prize money over multiple installments in 2025 For a team whose pair of rebranded black and green cars have been largely bare of sponsorship in 2024 the loss of such a significant amount of funding as costs continue to rise in the sport would likely be difficult After an up-and-down debut season in 2023 that he entrered with virtually no open-wheel racing experience Canapino delivered a couple solid results that suggested he and the JHR team were beginning to round into form after changes in the offseason Along with qualifying for the feature round at the $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club and finishing 10th Canapino finished a respectable 16th at St Pete to go with 15th at Long Beach and 12th at Detroit Canapino's status with the team took a turn in Detroit during which he suffered contact from Arrow McLaren rookie Theo Pourchaire in the hairpin that hosted much of the day's incidents Pourchaire was penalized for the relatively minor incident but it took Canapino out of the running for a potential first points-paying top-10 of his career fans of Canapino's lashed out at Pourchaire flooding his social media posts with vitriolic comments and threatening direct messages that both teams condemned whose fans had reacted similarly twice the year prior during run-ins with then-teammate Callum Ilott 'liking' some tweets that made light of the situation The Argentine driver eventually posted a statement of his own -- against the wishes of his team -- that both rebuffed the idea of abuse and hate online, but rejected the idea that Pourchaire had received such messages for the simple reason that he had not seen them Canapino also added that he had often recieved hate during his career and grew to ignore it and suggested others do the same After Nolan Siegel took over for the round JHR announced the following week that Canapino would return to the team for the upcoming Laguna Seca round "for the remainder of the season" -- a plan that would clearly change over the next four weeks ‘We had to do something’: Agustin Canapino takes leave of absence from Juncos Hollinger Results of 18th (Laguna Seca) and 22nd (Mid-Ohio) led to a trio of consecutive DNFs during the Iowa doubleheader and Toronto round The first two included a Lap 1 crash he was simply collected in and a mechanical failure but he went into the summer break completing just four laps on the streets of Toronto after tapping wheels with Scott Dixon during an early restart and sailing into the Turn 4 wall In Canapino's place last week during a private team test at World Wide Technology Raceway IndyCar journeyman Conor Daly manned the No 78 Chevy and appears a likley candidate to fill-in for some or all of the remaining rounds to try and lift the entry back into a paying Leaders Circle spot for 2025 who's watched this IndyCar season from the sidelines after a two-year start to his career at Andretti Global has long been understood to be in discussions with the team for a ride in 2025.